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Gardiner Healthcare Acquisitions (NASDAQ:GDNRU) said on Monday its directors had determined to dissolve and liquidate the company. GDNRU will redeem all of its outstanding common shares that were issued in its IPO, effective December 18. The company added it had instructed the Trustee of the Trust Account to take all necessary actions to liquidate the Trust Account. At the close of business on the business day prior to the redemption date, the company will stop trading its public shares, GDNRU added. Press Release  

Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to rule on Mr. Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution.The request was unusual in two ways: Mr. Smith asked the justices to rule before an appeals court acted, and he urged them to move with exceptional speed.“This case presents a fundamental question at the heart of our democracy: whether a former president is absolutely immune from federal prosecution for crimes committed while in office or is constitutionally protected from federal prosecution when…

Republicans have been blocking new aid to Ukraine, hoping to force a deal with Biden. US and Western aid has been vital to Ukraine’s war effort and existential fight against Russia.If aid stops, Ukraine will lose, the White House and experts say. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Republicans have been holding new US aid to Ukraine hostage, hoping to secure political wins while Kyiv struggles in an existential fight against Russia.And as time runs out for a deal, the White House, Ukraine,…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government has offered Northern Irish political parties a package of measures worth more than £2.5bn over five years to stabilise the region’s finances, conditional on the return of the Stormont executive.But party leaders, who met Chris Heaton-Harris, Northern Ireland secretary, at Hillsborough on Monday, all said it did not go far enough.Heaton-Harris said London was “willing to help” with a growing financial crunch in the region, exacerbated by nearly two years of political deadlock which has brought down the power-sharing…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk through the City of London financial district in London, Britain, September 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The governing body of London’s financial district has announced plans to open offices in New York and Washington DC, in a push by British policymakers to forge stronger international financial ties after Brexit. The City of London Corporation, which runs the capital’s so-called ‘Square Mile’, said its New York outpost opened on Monday, with the Washington DC office set to open on Tuesday. The organisation said its aim was to help Britain foster closer financial…

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PORTSMOUTH, NH — A New Hampshire man who sent text messages threatening Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and attendees at a campaign event was arrested Monday, the Justice Department announced Monday. Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover, New Hampshire, was charged with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another, and is scheduled to make an initial appearance today in federal court in Concord at 2:30 p.m.  According to the charging documents, Anderson received a text message from the victim’s campaign notifying him of a political event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Anderson responded to the text message on…

The Supreme Court announced it won’t hear a case about a state ban on conversion therapy for minors.The decision upholds the rights of dozens of states that already passed laws against the practice.In written opinions, Justices Alito and Thomas both suggested the ban violated the First Amendment. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas both suggested that laws in dozens of states banning conversion therapy could violate the First Amendment.The Supreme Court published the…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Scientists have combined brain-like tissue with electronic hardware to create a speech-recognition and calculation system, advancing research into the creation of high-powered biological computers.The work boosts efforts to build so-called neuromorphic computing devices powered by human brain cells that have the potential to learn faster and be more energy-efficient than traditional silicon-based machines. A breakthrough in this emerging field could improve artificial intelligence applications, enabling advances in fields such as medical science and treatment, researchers say. “Brain-inspired computing hardware aims to emulate…